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In Association with the International Documentary Association (IDA)

DocuDays New York 2010

Saturday, March 6, 2010 to Sunday, March 7, 2010New York

Screening Saturday and Sunday

FREE for Paley Center Members and IDA MembersIncluded with general admission

The Paley Center and the International Documentary Association (IDA) are pleased to screen the documentaries, features, and short subjects, which are nominated for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. These weekend screenings give the Paley Center and IDA Members a rare chance to see all the documentary films before the Oscar telecast on Sunday evening, March 7. We thank the nominated directors for making videotapes of their programs available to us.

The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant Steven Bognar and Julia ReichertWhen a General Motors plant closed in Moraine, Ohio, 2,500 workers lost more than their jobs. (40 min.)

SHORTS 2 1:30 pm Music by Prudence Roger Ross Williams and Elinor BurkettThe uplifting story of Zimbabwean singer-songwriter Prudence Mabhena, 21, who was born severely disabled and has struggled to overcome poverty and discrimination. (33 min.)

China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province Jon Alpert and Matthew O’NeillAfter a massive Central China earthquake leaves thousands dead, parents confront their government about the shoddy construction of school building that made their children into victims. (38 min.)

2:45 pmThe Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers Judith Ehrlich and Rick GoldsmithA former war planner risks life in prison by leaking 7,000 pages of a top secret Pentagon report to the New York Times to help stop the Vietnam War. (92 min.)

4:30 pmThe Cove Louie Psihoyos and Fisher StevensThe Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of activists, filmmakers, and freedivers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate a hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. (92 min.)

Sunday, March 7

SHORTS 3 12:05 pmRabbit a la Berlin Bartek Konopka and Anna WydraRabbits that had been living in a wild area protected by the Berlin Wall must now adapt to its fall. (40 min.)

1:00 pmWhich Way Home Rebecca CammisaWhich Way Home shows the personal side of immigration through the eyes of children who face harrowing dangers with enormous courage and resourcefulness as they endeavor to make it to the United States. (82 min.)

2:45 pmBurma VJ Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-MøllerArmed with video cameras, a tenacious band of Burmese reporters face down death to expose the repressive regime controlling their country. (85 min.)

4:15 pmFood, Inc. Robert Kenner and Elise PearlsteinFood, Inc. lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies. (93 min.)